Pakistan
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Xi seeks 'historic year' in China-US ties as Trump sees 'fantastic future'
Superpower summit focuses on strategic stability, economic cooperation and managing differences
Xi, Trump agree Hormuz must remain open, says White House after US-China summit in Beijing
Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China to US firms, with Musk and Jensen Huang in his delegation
Trump heralds 'fantastic future' for US-China as talks with Xi begin
Vows to push Xi to 'open up' China to US firms, with Musk and Jensen Huang in his delegation
Aurat March focused on violence against women, Ahmed Ali Butt called out for missing the point
Actor and entertainer faces backlash for hypocrisy over remarks, contrasting with his ‘culturally unacceptable’ roles
Protesters in Karachi demand safe return of seamen held by Somali pirates
https://www.dawn.com/news/2000038
PM Shehbaz reviews monsoon preparations
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik to ensure advance preparations for the upcoming monsoon season across the country. The prime minister also instructed authorities to further strengthen the early warning system and ensure continu...
Safe return of seamen held by Somali pirates demanded
KARACHI: Ambreen Fatima protested in Karachi with her children on Wednesday for the release of her husband, one of 10 Pakistani crew aboard an oil tanker seized by Somali pirates 23 days ago, and who is now drinking uncleaned tank water to survive, she said. The MT Honour 25, a Palau-flagged product...
Iran war and oil dominate BRICS meet in India
India, the world's third-largest oil buyer, normally sources about half of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz
Towards middle power status
THE period between May 2025 and May 2026 has been unusually consequential for Pakistan. In May 2025, the country surprised observers by demonstrating a high degree of capability and professionalism in an aerial war with a much larger power. More recently, a nation often portrayed as peripheral to gl...
Henley places Pakistani passport on 100th spot
ISLAMABAD: With visa-free access to 30 countries, Pakistan’s passport has been ranked at the 100th spot in the world by the Henley Passport Index. The Henley Passport Index compares 199 different passports across 227 different travel destinations, and calculates the score based on the number of dest...
Dozens of Israeli occupiers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police protection
Turkey warns that the raids risk further deepening tensions, instability in the region
FBR mulls AI-based monitoring
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday reviewed a set of tax enforcement measures for the upcoming federal budget, focusing on curbing evasion and improving revenue collection through greater use of technology. This was discussed in a special meeting on tax enforcement measures chaired by Economic A...
قطر سے دو ایل این جی کارگو پاکستان پہنچ گئے، مزید سپلائی کیلیے رابطہ جاری رکھنے پر اتفاق
وفاقی وزیر پیٹرولیم علی پرویز ملک سے قطر کے سفیر علی بن مبارک الخاطر کی ملاقات، اظہارِ تشکر بھی کیا
Finance minister heads to China for Panda bond launch
https://www.dawn.com/news/2000047
Faltering tax effort
OVER the past 10 years the state’s tax effort has burdened compliant taxpayers more and more even as it has largely abandoned any attempt to broaden the tax base or bring in more taxpayers. The results are revealing when you look at the revenue numbers over the preceding decade. From 2015 till 2025,...
Aurangzeb, IMF mission discuss revenue targets, fiscal reforms ahead of budget
https://www.dawn.com/news/2000047
IMF funds arrive as govt opens pre-budget talks
• Aurangzeb, mission discusses revenue targets, tax measures, reforms, fiscal strategy• Lender stresses need for fiscal discipline• Minister heads to China for Panda bond launch ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: Pakistan has received fresh inflows of $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ...
Trump in Beijing
DONALD Trump’s arrival in Beijing marks the first China visit by a sitting US president in almost a decade. That alone makes the summit significant. But the timing has given it even greater weight. Originally planned for April but delayed because of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the talks now unfold u...
مہنگا پٹرول، جنگی بحران، لاک ڈاؤن نما پابندیاں اور عوام کی خاموش چیخ
پاکستان میں ہر بحران کے بعد ایک ہی طبقہ قربانی کےلیے پیش کیا جاتا ہے
Man who helped supply ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced to two years in prison
Erik Fleming sentenced 2 years for supplying ketamine tied to Friends star in fatal 2023 overdose death case in LA
ہٹ اینڈ رن کا ایک اور حادثہ، سی ویو روڈ پر ڈالے کی ٹکر سے گاڑی میں سوار شخص جاں بحق
پولیس حادثے کی سی سی ٹی وی فوٹیج تلاش کر رہی ہے، ایس ایچ او درخشاں
Man who sacrificed life thwarting suicide attack posthumously awarded Sitata-i-Shujaat
https://www.dawn.com/news/2000059
Liaqat posthumously awarded for foiling suicide attack
(LEFT to right) President Asif Ali Zardari confers the Sitara-i-Shuja’at upon the mother of Liaqat Ali, a former railway employee who thwarted a suicide attack in Attock; the Hilal-i-Imtiaz upon playwright Asghar Nadeem Syed, and cricketer Shahid Afridi at an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-i-Sad...
تعلیم یافتہ شہریوں کو ملازمت کا جھانسہ دے کر لاکھوں روپے ہتھیانے والا ملزم گرفتار
ملزم شہریوں کو مختلف محکموں میں ملازمت کا جھانسہ دے کر رقم ہتھیا لیتا تھا، انچارج انویسٹی گیشن